House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1997
- Committee actionApr 1, 1998
- Passed HouseJun 11, 1998 · 261–165
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 1998 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2888.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act” on April 9, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 9, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10736
- CBO publication date
- April 9, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2888, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2888
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5cad7185691fe8635e1127c226af2b2f0fc546688d1c803c7616289fd719c76
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-558 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 3, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/558
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2888, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2888
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5cad7185691fe8635e1127c226af2b2f0fc546688d1c803c7616289fd719c76
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2888, last updated March 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
52 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 13 Democrats
15 of 52 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Charles Canady (R-FL), Michael Castle (R-DE), Mac Collins (R-GA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jim Davis (D-FL), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Cal Dooley (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Tim Holden (D-PA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harris Fawell.
- H.R. 1377 (105th) Savings are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997
- H.R. 1515 (105th) Expansion of Portability and Health Insurance Coverage Act of 1997
- H.R. 1625 (105th) Worker Paycheck Fairness Act
- H.R. 758 (105th) Truth in Employment Act of 1997
- H.R. 1595 (105th) Fair Hearing Act
- H.R. 2449 (105th) Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.